Abdol Hossein Sardari

Abdol Hossein Sardari (Persian: عبدالحسین سرداری; 1914–1981) was an Iranian diplomat. He is credited with saving thousands of Jews in Europe. He has since been known as "The Iranian Schindler" or "The Schindler of Iran".

Abdol Hossein Sardari
Ambassador of Iran to Belgium
In office
2 October 1945 – 1 October 1948
MonarchMohammad Reza Pahlavi
Preceded byAbdollah Bahrami
Succeeded byMostafa Samii
Personal details
Born1914
Tehran, Persia
Died1981 (aged 66–67)
Nottingham, England, UK
NationalityIranian
RelativesAmir Abbas Hoveyda (nephew)
Fereydoun Hoveyda (nephew)
Alma materUniversity of Geneva
OccupationDiplomat
Righteous
Among the Nations
  • The Holocaust
  • Rescuers of Jews
  • Righteousness
  • Seven Laws of Noah
  • Yad Vashem
By country
  • Austrian
  • Croatian
  • German
  • Hungarian
  • Lithuanian
  • Norwegian
  • Polish (list)
  • Romanian
  • Serbian
  • Ukrainian
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